Dhaka, April 29 -- The High Court has ordered effective measures to be taken to prevent increases in the prices of pharmaceuticals across the country and measures to stop the sale of unauthorised medicine imported from abroad.

It also issued a rule asking why the lack of action by authorities to prevent the continual rise in the price of medicine should not be declared illegal, according to bdnews24.com.

The bench of Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice Md Atabullah made the decision in response to a writ petition on Monday.

Advocate Jyotirmoy Barua stood for the petition in court. Deputy Attorney General Tushar Kanti Roy stood for the state, accompanied by Assistant Attorneys General Selim Azad and Anis Ul Mawla.

The Consumers Ass...